huddled

Definition of Huddled in English :

1. huddled

crowded or massed together

Example Sentences:
'give me...your huddled masses'
'the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Huddled

adjective

1.

crowded or nestled closely together

a huddled group of meerkats

The chairs were huddled in a corner.

2.

(of a person) having their arms and legs close to their body

a huddled figure

He was huddled over his books.

n.

1. A densely packed group or crowd, as of people or animals.

2. Football A brief gathering of a team's players behind the line of scrimmage to receive instructions for the next play.

3. A small private conference or meeting.

v. hud·dled, hud·dling, hud·dles

v.intr.

1. To crowd together, as from cold or fear.

2. To draw or curl one's limbs close to one's body: huddled under the blanket while watching television.

3. Football To gather in a huddle.

4. Informal To gather together for conference or consultation: During the crisis, the president's national security advisers huddled.

v.tr.

1. To cause to crowd together.

2. To draw (oneself) together in a crouch.

3. Chiefly British To arrange, do, or make hastily or carelessly.